The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-04
THE EEARGHIHTS.
AKgTHER EFFORT 10 SAVE THE cos.
nEaRE0 MEN ~ CHICAGO.
The Application fer n writ of Iarr0r 10 the
United states supreme oourt-Guarti-
ing against nm Attempt at Rescue.

1871 O'CLOCK IRIS NIUIAEAGkH WHICH, NAhA hlGb
hour sol foi the hearing Of the application
for writ Of error il the Anarchists cases
Che coufertnce-rocm Of the United States
Buprome Court il the basement Of the Capt.
tol was Internationally crowded with lawyers
and newspaper men, who were waiting to
hear the proceedings. John Randolph
Tucker, Gen. Pryor, Gen. B. +. Butler, Capt
Black and all Of the other counsel for the
Condemned prisoners were present snd in
dulEed in WHISPERED consultation, but
alto 80 O'Clock, neither Justice Harlan nor
fhe records in the caBes had arrived. Five
minutes later, however, two men came IN,
carrying with difficulty = large blue tin
covered trunk corded with half inch rope,
which contained the voluminuus record, and
under tlle weight of which the bearers wish
bly, staggered.
AtI04O O'Clock Mr.. Justice HarlanentcTed
the conferunce-roum, and after BalutinE the
uounseland directing thatRll Of the news
paper men be allowed TO come and take such
places az best suited their convenience, he
seated himself at his desk and called for at
tentiOn.
As soon as the room had become quiet JUS
tice Harlan, without waiting for any formal
motion or application from the prisoners
counsel, said with slow delib0Tation: This
is En application for a writ of error to bring
m for, Tts vision bv the SUPREME Court q the
United States the Judgment OF the supreme
Court OF the State OF Illinois, involving the
liberty Of one Of the petitioners and the
lives Of the others. The time fixed for eG-
eCutipg the warrant OF death lS, / am IN
form d, the nth day Of NOyember,- URder
tle circumstances, IL Is nv duty to Facilitate
an early decision Of any question IN the case
OF which the Supreme Court OF the UnItt4
State4 may properly take cOgulZauce. II
should allow a wit Of error / am quite GER
tain That the COUNSEL would have to repeat
before that court the argument which they
propose now to make before me. On the
Gtbe, hand, ii i should refn1o the writ tile
defendants SgDuld be likely 10 renew their ap-
D!icaHon before any other justice of the SU-
prerne Court, and, ar human hfG and Ii erty
moi withstandiuF the previous refusal Of the
wTit, to look into the case and determine
for himself whether the writ should be al
lowed Ii he also refused, the defendants
could iane the papers 70 SOME other member
of tlie court and go on until every Justice
had been appealed to, or until some Justice
had granted the writ. In this way it in man
ifeat that delays might occur that would be
very embarrassing, in view Of the short time
intervening between tins DAY and the date
fixed for carrying into effect the judgment Of
the state court
Az the case is one of O very serious ChRFaC-
ter in whatever aspect 1t may be regarded, /
deem 1t proper TO make the order which !
nav do. tuat counsel present this spplea-
nc he S1testioT wbstbsr that court las j1ITis
dIcfi1n 10 review the Judgment in this case.
There il no reason why il may not be pre-
Eppted to the c1Urt al its session to-day.
Eog1.el NAV site that the application il
male to the court pursuant to my direction"
When the United States Supreme Court IT
assembled to-day, tan minutes sfter the usual
hour fine courtroom was crowded with peu-
Di', waitinE El51iuUtiy 70 hear The petitian
Tor "A wit 0f error IN the cases Of she CHI
cage AnarchiRts, which it was known would
be mad before The full court IN conplianoe
WitR Justice HHrlans order.
As sD0n AS the rgudl dates for admission to
the bar had been disposed OF, Lieu. Eryor, OF |
.r,,,9t,.cI IN. the r0mdalDutd AusrrhistF. Tusp
and addressed the court IN support Of the |
petition for d writ Of error.
AFLrT recitinE briefly the history Of the |
cas-. and siatiIIg t6at spyeI, of thc prisoners
W,srr now under sentence of deatl, MIR.
Pryor said he would call the attention uf the |
court 70 only two points which lac relied |
upuu to show that the cases at bar pre-
stnIpd Federal questions, and that such
Uuestr,,lp empowered TINS court to 10 he jurts- .
dlrtlOn Of it and tU grant the writ Of error
PRAYED for.
81 The tirft OF these points related, be said, to
the jnry by wlncn the pflnuners were tried. |
The LrglslHtn nI the Stat OF llliuois q ael
in March, 1874, that lB after tilc adopuuu of
the fourteenth amendment to the CUnnlbu-
ton, q law tuIrgulatr and govern elupAuGI-
Mtut Of jurlg4 in the Stat, courts.
''Bg virtue Of that law q Jury Tor the LrIal Of
criminal case might h. made uplu part al
least OF jurors who had formed al opinion
with r,gard TO the guilt or innocence Of per
SON accuSErd, jurors who were partial aud
even pTHIudlced mrn. The law lnHdu II possible |
to put INTO the jury box men who had formed |
al opinion Us to tho DrlsoneTs CUNT wuIgh |
could not be removed except by sIoLE,e'l
yleuec 1I.s WAS decided aud hah been done
IN the Cuse under constellation and tn
petlhuutr0 asserted that bu4s statute Gul the
effect gwen Ua it III the courts below had d.
pIlv7G them OF their r Ehls and Was about tD
d plIye than OF their lLEger WhlQut dur pro
..re II low guaranteed BY the Federal Con
Buturon."
hat IL that statute, MI. Pryor, " in
qunUd the Chief Justice.
NJ. Pryor sent 10 the tmef Justice and
then read aloud thai part ul Tic aCt Of the |
!L4lois LcgiAlatHIGr approved N-rPh II, |
1877 T. Which provides mat II shall nos be |
d cuuBe VI Challenge That Juror las read III |
a hG%spapef an account q tHe commission |
OF Tie c2nle with which tht prisoner 4 |